Except as to the rule of appointment, the United States have an indefinite discretion to make requisitions for men and money; but they have no authority to raise either by regulations extending to the individual citizens of America.

I really put it at the media. My parents would tell me Ron Paul hated our troops (or something equally stupid) based on what FOX News told them. I would spend an hour talking to them and they agreed Ron Paul was probably the best candidate. Then they would listen to Sean Hannity for a week and then they would tell me Ron Paul hated America and I would start over explaining his policies. This happened every weekend for a few months.